Working with clay

Today Room 16 worked with Suzy from the Christchurch Art Gallery to make clay plates. They are currently drying and will hopefully be ready to take home for the weekend. 

Having fun with our clay

Working hard to mould our clay into a circle

Brendon, Finn J, Finn H, Dominic

Boys working hard with their clay

Fun Times!

Grace, Reeya, Eden, Bonni, Izabella

Boys working hard

Say cheese Lucy and Eliya

Bonni, Reeya, Grace, Eden, Izabella

Using everyday objects to create the designs

Reeya's plate design

Jaden designing his pattern

Jimmy working hard on his pattern 

Looking good Charlie!

Dominic's plate design

Well done Bonni, looking fantastic!

Look at our designs :)

Halswell Quarry Trip

Last Thursday Room 16 went to Halswell Quarry. It was a beautiful day filled with sunshine and fun activities. We learnt about the history of Halswell Quarry, volcanoes, different types of rocks, conservation and lots of other interesting facts. Check out photos of our fantastic trip.

Thank you to Miss Rowe and the parent helpers for your help :)

Looking through the International Gardens

Looking through the International Gardens

Looking through the International Gardens

Halswell Quarry

Learning about the rocks

What a beautiful day!

Rock passing challenge

Room 16 sharing their geology knowledge-impressive!

Heading to the Japanese Gardens

The challenge is on!

Fun rock games

Learning about the parts of a volcano

Listening to Hamish the Park Ranger

Can you guess what type of rock this is?

Miss Rowe the photographer

Hello Spring time

Learning about the different trees growing at Halswell Quarry

Listening quietly in the Japanese Gardens

Mathletics Update

Hi Room 16

I hope you have been enjoying Mathletics. 

Mathletics have extended your trial so it finishes at the end of next week (13^th September).

Year 3 students there has been an update to the website at end of last week that you might like to explore. You can now have the question read to you by holding the mouse over the text. 

If you are unsure about how to use Mathletics please see me and I can show you. 

Writers Corner

Room 16 has been working hard on their writing and last week worked with two 
Year 5/6 students on producing fantastic poetry. Check out students writing below:

Ice-Cream

In anticipation I held the chocolate dipped cone in my shaking hand. I was choosing what flavour I was going to have, I went with vanilla and chocolate. The man scooped out the two flavours into the crunchy cone. I quickly scooped it out of his hands and eagerly scoffed it, but stopped right in my tracks when I tasted the oozing, creamy, chilly flavour of the ice cream in my now freezing cold mouth. It quickly ran up to my brain, then I felt the freezing cold sensation of the ice cream, as it slowly dissolved on my tongue. I felt the ice-cream trickling down my throat.

By Finn Howard



I asked the little boy who cannot see

I asked the little boy who cannot see,
And what is the colour you like?

Red rubies flicker in the light of the shimmering sun. 
The sausages on the barbecue sizzle on the lawn.

Yellow is like the shimmering stars in the sky, on a late night.
Popcorn popping in the machine at the movies.

Green is the grass, swaying in the wavy wind.
The leaves on the trees fall down on the light green grass.

Purple is the sweet plums on the plum tree.
The purple flowers stretch and wave, as the wind blows down.

Pink is the colour of the big puffy balloons floating in the air.
The big fluffy candy floss clouds go around my head.

By Grace Opie



I asked the little boy who could not see

I asked the little boy who could not see,
He asked what the colours might be.

Red I said, hot like the burning sun. 
It comes down with a shiny beam. 
Let it warm your bones and heat your heart.

And black the dark and spooky colour.
It will blind you right to the core of your solid heart.

Blue is watery soft and creamy messy like the sea, it will cool you down and fill you 
with joy.

And last of all grey.
Soft like the grey clouds that fall over the town.
The grey that fills your heart with all that may be.

By Bruno Clausen



I asked the little boy who could not see

I asked the little boy who could not see,

What's the colour blue?

Blue shiny see through sapphires, reflecting the sun light coming from the blue sky high in the air.
Blue squashy blueberries with delectable flavour.
Swimming in the blue clear salt ocean water, with a big wave heading towards me.

What's the colour red?

Steaming red hot lava bursting out of a volcano, make sure you don't touch it...ouch!!!
Red strawberry ice-cream.

What's the colour green?

Bright green grass growing and swaying side to side.
Green army jets bursting through the air.

By Jaden Farrow

Trip to Halswell Quarry

Learning Through Action- 'Rocky Road of Discovery'

Room 16 is heading to Halswell Quarry on Thursday 12th September. Students will explore the quarry and investigate the different geological rock types as part of our inquiry study, 'Just One Earth.'

Children will need:
-Shoes suitable for walking
-Sweatshirt and warm jacket preferably waterproof/windproof
-Other clothing if the day is cold
-Medication if necessary - eg. asthma inhaler
-Morning Tea

Thank you for returning the permission slips, and to the parent helpers that will be joining us next week. 

Poetry Competition

Hi everyone

Just a reminder that the Year 3/4 Syndicate is having a poetry reading/recital competition as part of our Oral Language programme during Week 8. Students have now selected their poems and have been practising them during class time. Room 16 will select 2x students to perform at the finals. 

We will be looking for:
-Fluency
-Pacing
-Pronunciation
-Expression
-Volume (BIG VOICE!)
-Props & Costumes

-Ability to entertain an audience

Please encourage your child to read their poem to you and most of all have fun!